Bart Palaszewski (35-14 MMA, 0-0 UFC) won’t have to watch out for “The McKenzietine,” but he’ll still face a grappling stud.

UFC officials announced overnight that Cody McKenzie has been forced to withdraw from a planned UFC 130 bout with Palaszewski, and Gleison Tibau (22-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC) has agreed to step in as a replacement.

UFC 130 takes place May 28 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The pay-per-view headliner pits lightweight champ Frankie Edgar against Gray Maynard for a third meeting between the two.

Palaszewski, a longtime IFL and WEC fighter, now makes his UFC debut. Since a career-worst 2-7 skid that resulted in a brief WEC exit in 2009, Palaszewski has posted four victories in five fights. However, a four-fight win streak recently came to an end with a close split-decision loss to Kamal Shalorus at WEC 53, which marked the organization’s final show.

Meanwhile, Tibau looks to build on a decision win over Kurt Pellegrino at March’s UFC 128 event. Tibau is 3-1 in his past four octagon outings, with his only loss coming to top contender Jim Miller.

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